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1. Basic Instinct (1992)

R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Votes: 219,552 | Gross: $117.73M

2. Uncut Gems (2019)

R | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hope of staying afloat and alive.

Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Idina Menzel, Mesfin Lamengo

Votes: 318,938

3. Legend (I) (2015)

R | 132 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton, Paul Anderson

Votes: 202,842 | Gross: $1.87M

4. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama

Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.

Director: Marielle Heller | Stars: Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson

Votes: 88,948 | Gross: $61.70M

5. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian

Votes: 134,337 | Gross: $84.05M

6. The Beguiled (2017)

R | 93 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.

Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Colin Farrell

Votes: 61,927 | Gross: $10.58M

7. Peter Pan (1953)

G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.

Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson

Votes: 153,342 | Gross: $87.40M

8. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)

PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

Director: John Madden | Stars: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 99,604 | Gross: $46.41M

9. The Break-Up (2006)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment as each tries to keep their luxurious condo from the other.

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams

Votes: 139,093 | Gross: $118.70M

10. Last Christmas (2019)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Working as an elf in a year-round Christmas store is not good for the wannabe singer. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn--that seems too good to be true.

Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Madison Ingoldsby, Emma Thompson, Boris Isakovic, Lucy Miller

Votes: 90,571 | Gross: $35.15M

11. Happiest Season (2020)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance

A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.

Director: Clea DuVall | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber

Votes: 47,472

12. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

PG | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 9,464

13. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.

Director: Kerry Conran | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi

Votes: 87,522 | Gross: $37.76M

14. The Education of Fredrick Fitzell (2020)

R | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After a chance encounter with a man forgotten from his youth, Fred literally and metaphorically journeys into his past.

Director: Christopher MacBride | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Liisa Repo-Martell, Maika Monroe, Hannah Gross

Votes: 7,149

15. Written on the Wind (1956)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama

Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone

Votes: 13,440

16. The Owners (2020)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A group of friends think they've found an easy score at an empty house with a safe full of cash, but when the elderly owners arrive home things begin to go awry.

Director: Julius Berg | Stars: Maisie Williams, Sylvester McCoy, Rita Tushingham, Jake Curran

Votes: 9,575

17. I Killed My Mother (2009)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance

A semi-autobiographical story about Hubert as a young homosexual at odds with his mother.

Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément

Votes: 31,431

18. King of Devil's Island (2010)

Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama

Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the boys home Bastoy, a new inmate leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. How far is he willing to go to attain freedom?

Director: Marius Holst | Stars: Benjamin Helstad, Trond Nilssen, Stellan Skarsgård, Kristoffer Joner

Votes: 19,972 | Gross: $0.01M

19. Marjorie Prime (2017)

99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones allows a woman to come face-to-face with the younger version of her late husband.

Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Geena Davis, Hannah Gross, Jon Hamm, India Reed Kotis

Votes: 6,874 | Gross: $0.18M

20. PT 109 (1963)

Approved | 140 min | Biography, Drama, War

President John F. Kennedy kept a unique inauguration gift on his desk: a plastic-encased coconut. The tale of that coconut is the heroic story of PT 109.

Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Robert Culp, Ty Hardin, James Gregory

Votes: 2,996

21. The Knight Before Christmas (2019)

TV-PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A medieval English knight is magically transported to present-day America where he falls for a high school science teacher who is disillusioned by love.

Director: Monika Mitchell | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Whitehouse, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Ella Kenion

Votes: 20,387

22. KTWK (2019 Video)

1 min | Short

Sitting by a fireplace, Kevin Spacey wishes viewers a Merry Christmas.

Director: Evan Lowenstein | Star: Kevin Spacey

Votes: 753

23. Santa's Slay (2005)

R | 78 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.

Director: David Steiman | Stars: Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp

Votes: 11,237

24. Midnight (1939)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A chorus girl stranded in Paris is set up by a millionaire to break up his wife's affair with another man, while being romantically pursued by a cab driver.

Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Francis Lederer

Votes: 5,617

25. Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)

Approved | 107 min | Drama

After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Cyd Charisse, George Hamilton

Votes: 2,968

26. Celebrity Sex Tapes Unwound (2006 TV Movie)

48 min | Documentary

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Director: Stuart Mitchell | Stars: Arabella Weir, Sal Abbate, Pamela Anderson, Geoff Beattie

Votes: 54

27. A Recipe for Seduction (2020 TV Short)

TV-PG | 15 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Colonel Harland Sanders has a steamy (and savory?) love affair with a young heiress who must choose between her young chef with a dream of fried chicken glory and a wealthy, duplicitous suitor handpicked by her mother.

Directors: Eric Eckelman, Armand Prisco, Natalie Prisco | Stars: Mario Lopez, Justene Alpert, Tessa Munro, Chad Doreck

Votes: 506

28. Dark Horse (2015)

PG | 85 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport

An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men's club who decide to take on the elite 'sport of kings' and breed themselves a racehorse

Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Jan Vokes, Howard Davies, Brian 'Daisy' Vokes, Angela Davies

Votes: 1,325

29. 10/31 (2017)

93 min | Horror

This is an anthology film consisting of 5 horror tales from 5 different writers.

Directors: Brett DeJager, Rocky Gray, Zane Hershberger, John William Holt, Hunter Johnson, Justin M. Seaman | Stars: Jennifer Nangle, Aliese Kuhm, Alexandria Kuhn, Cindy Maples

Votes: 621

30. Hard Labor (2011)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Young housewife Helena is on the verge of fulfilling a dream as she prepares to open her own business: a neighborhood grocery store. She hires a maid, Paula, to take care of her house and ... See full summary »

Directors: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | Stars: Helena Albergaria, Marat Descartes, Naloana Lima, Gilda Nomacce

Votes: 949

31. Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale (2006 TV Special)

TV-14 | 72 min | Comedy

In this brand-new comedy performance, he's more hilarious than ever with his unique style of self-deprecating observations and catty audience commentary.

Director: Michael Drumm | Stars: Jim Gaffigan, Jeannie Gaffigan

Votes: 4,241

32. Sabina K. (2015)

125 min | Drama

Sabina, a divorced mother of two small children, falls in love with an old friend from the Bosnian war. The two plan to marry, but things go terribly wrong.

Director: Cristobal Krusen | Stars: Dragan Micanovic, Alena Dzebo, Alban Ukaj, Asja Talic

Votes: 149

33. Scare Zone (2009)

Not Rated | 88 min | Horror

Scare Zone is Oliver's pride and joy. Sure, it's just another strip-mall Halloween Horror House, but as always, he's put his heart and soul into it. The attraction is open for three nights ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Binkowski | Stars: Neil Brown Jr., Arian Ash, Michele Simms, Jordan Woods-Robinson

Votes: 267

34. A Monsterous Holiday (2013 TV Short)

TV-Y7 | 44 min | Animation, Short, Action

A young scientist must save his town when he accidentally creates a monster.

Director: Gordon Crum | Stars: Sean Astin, Drake Bell, Kyle Chandler, Jon Heder

Votes: 111

35. Time Out with Britney Spears (1999 TV Special)

TV-MA | 53 min | Reality-TV

Join Britney Spears in this official release. She talks about touring, recording, and more. Plus music videos and bonus concert performances.

Director: Jac Benson II | Stars: Britney Spears, Nigel Dick, Melissa Joan Hart, Max Martin

Votes: 343

36. Der Weihnachtshund (2004 TV Movie)

90 min | Comedy

The newly engaged financial advisor Katrin Schulmeister is looking forward to escaping the Christmas stress and spending a holiday in St. Moritz with her fiancee Aurelius von Waldborn.

Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Nadeshda Brennicke, Florian Fitz, Gunther Gillian, Katharina Stemberger

Votes: 79

37. A Merry Halloween (2019)

9 min | Short

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Director: Karoline Hoffmann-Hansen | Stars: Ivy Louise, Ellie Luchkiw, Johannes Nielen, Tabea Sauer

38. #MST3KMindlessSummer Livestream IV: CATALINA CAPER (2021 Video)

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Stars: Felicia Day, Rebecca Hanson, Conor McGiffin, Matt McGinnis

39. Vhsvid (2023)

12 min | Short, Comedy

After his last film school is unexpectedly left bankrupt from its own president's embezzlement, a young student filmmaker is left no choice but to shoot big for the prestigious University of North Texas film program.

Director: Alex Russi | Star: Alex Russi

40. 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005– )
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2005)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show

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Director: Chris Howe | Stars: Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock, Dave Spikey, John Pohlhammer

Votes: 26

41. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: Thanksgiving Story (1977)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The detectives clean up the mess after three mental patients have Thanksgiving dinner at an automat.

Director: David Swift | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo

Votes: 111

42. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Burked (2001)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Tony Braun, the son of Las Vegas mogul Sam Braun, is found dead in his home, apparently victim of a drug overdose. But as the scene lacks all evidence normally connected to an overdose, the team soon suspects murder.

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 928

43. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Crash and Burn (2003)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An elderly lady drives her car recklessly into a café for no apparent reason. Meanwhile, a wife dies of carbon monoxide poisoning while her husband does not even though he was sleeping right next to her.

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 822

44. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Crow's Feet (2004)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dr. Robbins concludes that a woman covered with red blotches has not died of Ebola. In the autopsy, he learns that the woman is Julie Stern, who was recovering in the hotel from a cosmetic ... See full summary »

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 771

45. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Kiss Kiss, Bye Bye (2006)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Someone tries to kill a diva called Lois O'Neill, who was related to the mafia years ago, and a waiter is killed instead. The CSI investigates the case, but more than ever, nothing is what it seems.

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 856

46. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Still Life (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The CSI team is called to help when Karen Mathews reports her son, Jesse, missing from a playground where he was playing on the swings. Witnesses report seeing a man with a blue baseball ... See full summary »

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 781

47. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: XX (2004)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The CSI team investigates the stabbing death of a gambler who lost everything and the dismembered body of a female inmate found tied under a prison bus.

Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 788

48. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Manhattan Manhunt (2005)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Horatio Caine arrives from Miami with Mac to help to find a dangerous criminal who has kidnapped a young girl. The truth about the killer will be shocking.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 447

49. Friends (1994–2004)
Episode: The One with Russ (1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

Monica gets back together with 'Fun Bobby' and realizes why he is always so upbeat. Rachel starts dating a guy called Russ who bears an uncanny resemblance to Ross.

Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

Votes: 5,831

50. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Bait (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A teenager who was shot in a drug deal gone bad claims to have been coerced into working as an informant for a corrupt narcotics officer.

Director: Lewis Gould | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 285